What is CVE-2024-28812?

CVE-2024-28812 is a high-severity vulnerability in Nokia Hit 7300, classified under Use of Hard-coded Credentials. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2024-09-30.

How severe is CVE-2024-28812?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Nokia Hit 7300

CVE-2024-28812

An issue was discovered in Infinera hiT 7300 5.60.50. A hidden SSH service (on the local management network interface) with hardcoded credentials allows attackers to access the appliance operating system (with highest privileges) via an SSH connection.

Published 2024-09-30 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.003 (20.1th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 20th percentile — 20.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.003 · newest: 0.003 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Nokia Hit 7300
Nokia Hit 7300 Firmware — versions 5.60.50

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-798 — Use of Hard-coded Credentials

References

www.cvcn.gov.it/cvcn/cve/CVE-2024-28812 (Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-28812?: CVE-2024-28812 is a high-severity vulnerability in Nokia Hit 7300, classified under Use of Hard-coded Credentials. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2024-09-30.
How severe is CVE-2024-28812?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.